Featured Posts Finding Connection at Send Silence Packing® Connection. I left our most recent stop of Send Silence Packing® (SSP) with this word brimming at the top of my mind. Although I’m fairly new to Active Minds, I didn’t expect the exhibit to have this kind of impact on me as one of the staff members… “Existence Is Enough” Queer Community, Mental Health, and the Power of Belonging Brotherhood in Action: A Community Approach to Mental Health Awareness Through fun, welcoming events that encouraged real participation, we set out to bring our campus and local community together around a cause that matters: mental health awareness. View all the latest blog posts
Brotherhood in Action: A Community Approach to Mental Health Awareness Through fun, welcoming events that encouraged real participation, we set out to bring our campus and local community together around a cause that matters: mental health awareness.
All Posts These Five Tips Helped Me to Prioritize Self-Care this Summer as a Mom and Student This summer, I’m making myself a priority, and that starts for me through self-care. Despite how necessary I know it is to take care of myself mentally, physically, and emotionally, it’s not always easy. Self-care as a mom of three and a full-time college student with… Read More Crippled But Not Broken: Living as a Disabled Queer Man One day, as I sat on the sidelines watching the other kids play in the gym at school, I wrote in my marble journal, “Why did I have to be born this way?” Before I understood what it meant to be a Latinx man or… Read More My Experience as an Emerging Scholar: Mental Health in My Community Coming from a family that always emphasized the importance of social justice, I have always been interested in finding ways to give back to my community. After years of living and working abroad, I found my way home to my native Chicago to reconnect not only with my… Read More Young Adult Mental Health Leaders Share Their Insights on Advocacy Burnout, Mental Health Stigma, and More During BIPOC Mental Health Month As part of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Mental Health Month, Active Minds’ manager of next-gen initiatives Alicia Elms sat down with three young adult mental health advocates to discuss fostering equitable advocacy within mental health, the importance of normalizing conversations about well-being, and where they… Read More 988: A New Resource for Quick and Responsive Mental Health Support Sometimes all you need is to talk to someone, whether that be a friend, family member, or other loved one. Unfortunately, relying on these support systems is not always an option for everyone seeking help. Enter 988, a new, easy-to-remember resource that represents a major milestone… Read More Mindful Consumption of Social Media Can Support Our Mental Health During times of crisis, whether they be personal or what feels like entirely out of my control, I often find myself turning to social media. It allows me to connect with others, validate my feelings, and find ways to take action from wherever I am. However, it’s important… Read More Heading Out on College Tours this Summer? Here Are Five Questions To Ask For Your Mental Health Throughout my college admissions process, I considered several factors when choosing a college: campus life, program opportunities, rank, location, class size, cost, and sports to name a few. While some of these elements would undoubtedly affect my mental health, I never directly questioned how my mental health would… Read More Remembering the Foundation of BIPOC Mental Health Month The mental health movement has strong foundations predating much of who and what we consider to be at the forefront of conversations today. Since 2008, BIPOC Mental Health Month has been a cornerstone of today’s national mental health efforts, elevating the conversation around Black, Indigenous, and People of… Read More Protecting Your Mental Health Following the Recent Supreme Court Rulings Doomscrolling: the tendency to continue to surf or scroll through bad news, even though that news is saddening, disheartening, or depressing. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there was likely at least one time you recognized yourself getting deeper and deeper into scary or upsetting news, but were unable to… Read More Active Minds’ Emerging Scholars Answer Critical Questions Regarding BIPOC Mental Health The need for mental health research based on lived experiences of the communities most affected by health disparities is crucial. One of Active Minds’ longest-running programs, the Emerging Scholars Fellowship showcases the importance of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) voices in mental health research. We have… Read More 19 / 48
These Five Tips Helped Me to Prioritize Self-Care this Summer as a Mom and Student This summer, I’m making myself a priority, and that starts for me through self-care. Despite how necessary I know it is to take care of myself mentally, physically, and emotionally, it’s not always easy. Self-care as a mom of three and a full-time college student with… Read More
Crippled But Not Broken: Living as a Disabled Queer Man One day, as I sat on the sidelines watching the other kids play in the gym at school, I wrote in my marble journal, “Why did I have to be born this way?” Before I understood what it meant to be a Latinx man or… Read More
My Experience as an Emerging Scholar: Mental Health in My Community Coming from a family that always emphasized the importance of social justice, I have always been interested in finding ways to give back to my community. After years of living and working abroad, I found my way home to my native Chicago to reconnect not only with my… Read More
Young Adult Mental Health Leaders Share Their Insights on Advocacy Burnout, Mental Health Stigma, and More During BIPOC Mental Health Month As part of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Mental Health Month, Active Minds’ manager of next-gen initiatives Alicia Elms sat down with three young adult mental health advocates to discuss fostering equitable advocacy within mental health, the importance of normalizing conversations about well-being, and where they… Read More
988: A New Resource for Quick and Responsive Mental Health Support Sometimes all you need is to talk to someone, whether that be a friend, family member, or other loved one. Unfortunately, relying on these support systems is not always an option for everyone seeking help. Enter 988, a new, easy-to-remember resource that represents a major milestone… Read More
Mindful Consumption of Social Media Can Support Our Mental Health During times of crisis, whether they be personal or what feels like entirely out of my control, I often find myself turning to social media. It allows me to connect with others, validate my feelings, and find ways to take action from wherever I am. However, it’s important… Read More
Heading Out on College Tours this Summer? Here Are Five Questions To Ask For Your Mental Health Throughout my college admissions process, I considered several factors when choosing a college: campus life, program opportunities, rank, location, class size, cost, and sports to name a few. While some of these elements would undoubtedly affect my mental health, I never directly questioned how my mental health would… Read More
Remembering the Foundation of BIPOC Mental Health Month The mental health movement has strong foundations predating much of who and what we consider to be at the forefront of conversations today. Since 2008, BIPOC Mental Health Month has been a cornerstone of today’s national mental health efforts, elevating the conversation around Black, Indigenous, and People of… Read More
Protecting Your Mental Health Following the Recent Supreme Court Rulings Doomscrolling: the tendency to continue to surf or scroll through bad news, even though that news is saddening, disheartening, or depressing. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there was likely at least one time you recognized yourself getting deeper and deeper into scary or upsetting news, but were unable to… Read More
Active Minds’ Emerging Scholars Answer Critical Questions Regarding BIPOC Mental Health The need for mental health research based on lived experiences of the communities most affected by health disparities is crucial. One of Active Minds’ longest-running programs, the Emerging Scholars Fellowship showcases the importance of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) voices in mental health research. We have… Read More
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